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We know you are always looking for information and tips you can utilize as you manage recreational facilities.

Below is a list of the resource documents available through the RFABC Resource Library. The RFABC Resource Library is provided through the support of funds from RFABC Members. If you are not currently a member, please consider joining the association to support the ongoing collection and creation of resources such as the ones below.

If you are not a RFABC Member, Membership is available on-line using our Membership Application Form.

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Hot Topics 

Annual General Meeting Notices

• AGM 2015

Recreation Facilities Association of BC – Facility to Facility Magazine

• Facility to Facility Winter 2019
• Facility to Facility Fall 2018
• Facility to Facility Spring 2018
• Facility to Facility Winter 2018
• Facility to Facility Spring 2017
• Facility to Facility Fall 2017
• Facility to Facility Winter 2017

Member Contributions

• Vancouver's Legacy of Recreation Facilities
• Curling History in Canada

• WHL History in BC (2019)

 

Featured Facilities

• H20 Fitness and Adventure Centre

• The Beijing Water Cube

 

Aquatic Centre Management/Maintenance

• World Aquatic Health Conference Precautions with Chlorine
•  "ATE" Your Pool: 5 Simple Steps to Improving Indoor Air Quality at your Facility

• AED Zoll Maintenance Checklist Canadian Red Cross

• Canadian Red Cross – Operational Best Practices for Aquatic Facilities

• Fitness trend: Will high-tech gyms be the future?

• Functional Planning your Fitness Space

• Getting Value From Splash Play

• New Pool Regulation effective October 8, 2010

• Operating Guidelines for Non-Regulated Water Facilities Ontario

• Pool Issues

• Preventative Maintenance for Recreation Facilities (Langara College)

• Public Aquatic Facility Safety Standards (Lifesaving Society)

• Public Health Act – Swimming Pool, Spray Pool and Wading Pool Regulations

• Recycling your Swimming Pool Water

• Semi-public Swimming Pool Safety Standards (Lifesaving Society)

• Spa Operator's Manual, Toronto Public Health

• Swimming Pool Basics

• Swimming Pool Operators Manual, Toronto Public Health

• Winterizing an Outdoor Swimming Pool

 

    Arena Management/Maintenance

• Technical Safety BC Maintenance Program Guideline for Ammonia Plant Owners
• Technical Safety BC Guideline for In-Service Assessment of Ammonia Refrigeration Plants
• Technical Safety BC: 18 recommendations to improve ice rink refrigeration systems safety
• Work Safe BC News Release of Investigation Findings for Fernie Memorial Arena Incident
• Fernie Memorial Arena Incident Animation
• Technical Safety BC Manual for Owners and Operators of Special Status Plants (Arenas)
• Technical Safety BC Understanding and Preventing the Dangers of Ammonia Exposure
• Ammonia in Refrigeration Systems in Ice Arenas Fact Sheet
• 11 Low Cost Ways to Reduce Your Rink’s Utility Bill (SaskPower and SPRA)

• 11 Zero Cost Ways to Reduce Your Rink’s Utility Bill (SaskPower and SPRA)

• Ammonia, the "Green" Refrigerant

• Arena Maintenance

• Arena Operator Guidelines, Mycom Reciprocating Compressor

• Arena Sound System Overview - Can You Hear Me Now

• B52 Mechanical Refrigeration Code

• BC Safety Standards Act

• Chief Engineer Role Questionnaire (March 2018) 

• CIMCO - Things you should know about Ice Rink Construction

• Conventional Ice Rink Refrigeration versus Geothermal Ice Rink Systems

• Corporate/Commercial Advertising in Recreation

• Custodial Basics

• Determining your Facilities Replacement

• Embodied Energy

• Energy Efficiency Tips for Curling Rinks (Curl Canada)

• Energy Efficient Arenas: It’s in our Power (ORFA)

• Energy Management Manual for Arena and Rink Operators (SaskPower and SPRA)

• Exposure Control Plan (Anhydrous Ammonia) - Coquitlam

• Exposure Control Plan (Anhydrous Ammonia) - Fort Nelson

• Exposure Control Plan (Anhydrous Ammonia) - Osoyoos

• Exposure Control Plan (Anhydrous Ammonia) - Summerland

• Exposure Control - TSBC - Understanding and Preventing the Dangers of Ammonia Exposure  

• Featured Facility - The Enerplex, Fort St. John

• Geothermal Ice Arenas

• Guidelines for Evaluating Arena Dasherboard and Shielding Systems (ORFA)

• Hazard Alert Slips and Trips on Arena Ice Surfaces

• Hockey Line Drawings (October 2010, Canadian Recreation Facilities Council)

• Hockey Line Drawings - Ice Dimensions (2011)

• Hockey Line Drawings - Goal Crease Dimensions (2011)

• Hockey Line Drawings - Face-off Dot Dimensions (2011)

• Hockey Line Drawings - Restraining Line Dimensions (2011)

• HVAC Maintenance

• Ice Edger Operational Best Practices (ORFA)

• Ice Worker Head Protection

• Locker Room Care and Control Suggested Best Practices (ORFA)

• Maintaining Curling Ice

• Making Arena Curling Ice (Curl Canada)

• National Arena Census, December 2005 (CRFC)

• Natural Resources Canada Arena Energy Research: Influence of the type of Ice Rink Ceiling

• Natural Resources Canada Arena Energy Research: Management of Ice Temperature

• Natural Resources Canada Arena Energy Research: Optimization of Ice and Concrete Slab Thickness

• Natural Resources Canada Arena Energy Research: Optimizing Refrigeration Condensing Temperature

• Natural Resources Canada Arena Energy Research: Reduction of Lighting Intensity in the Ice Rink

• Natural Resources Canada Arena Energy Research: Reference Arena

• Natural Resources Canada Arena Energy Research: Secondary Coolant

• Natural Resources Canada Arena Energy Research: Temperature Optimization in the Stands

• Natural Resources Canada Arena Energy Research: Using a Network of Heat Pumps

• Preventative Maintenance for Recreation Facilities

• Preventative Maintenance for Recreation Facilities (Langara College)

• Public Skating: Guidelines and Best Practices (ORFA) 

• Refrigeration Compressors

• Save Green by Painting Green

• Saving Energy at the Rink Helps Keep Ice Costs Down (ORFA)

• The Great Lighting Debate

• The Great Lighting Debate, Part 2

• The Importance of Doing Ice Measurements

• Tips to Reduce Your Rink’s Electrical Demand Charge (SaskPower and SPRA)

• Technical Safety BC - Manual for Owners and Operators of Special Status Plans (Arenas) Risk Assessed and General Supervision 

• Understanding Artificial Ice Operating Temperatures (ORFA)

• Understanding Fuel Savings in the Boiler Room​

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  Customer Service

• Customer Service Tips

• Excellence in Customer Service - A Guideline

• Keeping Customers Happy

  
  Facility Management Supervision & Leadership

• A Living Laboratory

• A Mini Facility Management Assessment

• Arena to assist its neighbours

• Collaborating for Community Success

• Concessions - Serving Profit-Packed Ideas

• Conflict Resolution - Winning With Difficult People

• Contracting out Recreation and Sport Services (Presentation Handout)

• Corporate Retention Strategy 1 - Trust

• Dealing with change - Using Force Field Analysis

• Decision Making Tips, Part 1

• Decision Making Tips, Part 2

• Environmental Certification for Existing Buildings: LEED©

• Facility Planning and Design Guidelines: Arena (ORFA)

• Getting ‘Shovel Ready’

• Hard to say I’m sorry

• How Showing a Little Appreciation Motivates Employees

• How to Avoid Being Manipulated by an Employee

• How to Deal With the Over-dependent Employee

• How to Remember Names

• Identifying Candidates for Leadership

• Improving the Professional Relationship Between Ice Arena Managers and Maintenance Staff (2008 Vince Kreiser Thesis Paper)

• Inclusive staff training in your recreation facility

• Knowledge Capital - What do we do with the information?

• LBGTQ Resource for Sport Organizatons

• Life Cycle Planning

• Managing the Generational Differences in the Workplace

• Massaging Corporate Sponsorships

• Meetings That Count

• Multipurpose Recreation Facilities Require Design Considerations

• Naming Sponsorships Becoming A Tough Sell

• Notes about Leadership

• Project Management Checklist for Leading Volunteers

• Recycling In Recreation Facilities

• Sample worker orientation checklist (doc)

• Serving it right? (selling and serving of alcohol)

• The Art of Onboarding

• The Benefit of the Doubt

• Top 12 Reasons for Implementing Succession Planning

• Uniform Provision for Skate Staff (Survey Conducted Jan. 2018) 

• Vancouver's Legacy of Recreation Facilities

• What Great Supervisors Do Differently

• What the Best CEOs Know

• When You're the Top Dog: Three Keys to Leading like a Professional

• Wringing out Performance
  
  Occupational Health and Safety/Risk Management
  

• Your best project guesstimate??

• 3 Steps to Effective Worker Education and Training (WorkSafeBC)

• Air Quality Guidelines for Arenas (ORFA)

• Ammonia in Refrigeration Systems (WorkSafeBC)

• Ammonia: Employer Information for Ice Rinks and Recreational Facilities (WorkSafeBC) 

• Ammonia - Exposure Control Plan - Coquitlam
• Ammonia - Exposure Control Plan - Fort Nelson
• Ammonia - Exposure Control Plan - Osoyoos

• Ammonia - Exposure Control Plan - Summerland

• Ammonia - Alarm Leak Response Procedure - Osoyoos 

• Ammonia - Critical Emergency Measures - Osoyoos

• Ammonia - Plant Entry Procedures - Osoyoos

• Ammonia - Plant Shutdown Procedures - Osoyoos

• Ammonia - Safe Work Procedures - Draining Oil Pot - Osoyoos

• Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs): Guidelines for Recreation Facilities (ORFA)

• Canadian Fitness Safety Standards (Canadian Fitness Matters)

• Chainsaw Safety (WorkSafeBC)

• Chlorine Safe Work Practices (WorkSafeBC)

• Controlling Exposure: Protecting Workers from Infectious Disease (WorkSafeBC)

• Emergency Planning and Evacuation (ORFA)

• Exposure Control Plans - BC Municipal Safety Association 

• Facility Noise – The Potential to Have Long Term Affects (ORFA)

• Getting Ahead of Head Injuries in Sports and Recreation

• Guidelines for Entrapment Hazards – Making Pools and Spas Safer (US Product Safety Commission)

• Guidelines for Reporting Critical Injuries in a Recreation Workplace Involving Non-Workers (ORFA)

• Hazards of Confined Space for Municipalities (WorkSafeBC)

• Ice Worker Head Protection (ORFA)

• Indoor Air in Ice Facilities – Understanding the Issues (ORFA)

• Indoor Air Quality-A Guideline for Building Owners, Managers and Occupants (WorkSafeBC)

• Light Bulb Changing – Risks and Responsibilities (ORFA)

• Managing Safety from the Supervisor’s Perspective (WorkSafeBC)

• Moulds in Your Home and Facility

• Personal Lightning Safety Tips

• Preventing Heat Stress at Work (WorkSafeBC)

• Propane Use Indoors (ORFA)

• Public Playground Safety Handbook (US Product Safety Commission)

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• Sample Anti-Violence Policy for Recreation Facilities (BC Sport Safe)

• Self Contained Breathing Apparatus: Refrigeration Mechanical Rooms (ORFA)

• Skate Sharpening – Safety Tips From the Pros

• Snow Load Analysis for Public Building Roof Systems (ORFA)

• Study Reveals Alarming Concussion Trends in Youth Hockey

• Suggested Guideline for Arena Nets and Pegs (ORFA)

• Suggested Guidelines for Entry into Mechanical Rooms (ORFA)

• Suggested Guidelines for Public Skating (ORFA)

• Those pesky Mice!

• WHMIS at Work (WorkSafeBC)

• Wiping Out Graffiti

Parks, Sports field, Playspace Maintenance

• A Guide to Community Tree Planting and Care (Tree Canada)

• Accessible Playspaces in Canada – A Guideline (Canadian Coalition for Accessible Playspaces)

• Basic Baseball Field Layout

• Canada's Largest Water Park Opens

• Children Living Near Green Spaces Are More Active

• CSA Standards for Children's Playspaces and Equipment (2014 Langara College) 

• Cutting Slopes and Around Waterways

• Economic and Environmental Choices in Parks Fertilization

• Entire Synthetic Turf Fields Now Being Recycled

• Field Checklist (Sports Turf Association)

• Green Space Benefits

• Green spaces (lawns) are not so green

• Guidelines for Maintaining Outdoor Ice (ORFA)

• Guidelines for Movable Soccer Goal Safety

• Healthy Lawns (Health Canada)

• Injuries Associated with Playground Equipment (Public Health Agency of Canada)

• Integrated Pest Management Act

• Integrated Pest Management Regulation

• Lawn Maintenance Fact Sheet (Health Canada)

• Norms and Standards in Synthetic Turf Projects

• Parking to Parks

• Playground Best Practices – 11 Steps to a Successful Playground (CPSI)

• Playing Smart Soccer

• Playspace Planning, Construction and Maintenance (2015 Langara College)

• Pruning Trees and Shrubs

• Putting a Price on Walkability

• Q and A about Outdoor Skating Rinks

• Ramping Up: A Nova Scotia Skatepark Resource (Nova Scotia Health)

• Soccer - Laws of the Game FIFA 2009-2010

• The Health Benefits of Parks (The Trust for Public Land)

• Tips for Building a New Skate Park

• Trail Specification Guidelines (SPRA)

    Provincial and National Associations

• British Columbia Parks and Recreation Association
• Alberta Association for Recreation Facility Personnel
• Alberta Recreation and Parks Association
• Canadian Parks and Recreation Association